Indians protest over ‘forever chemicals’ after relocation of scandal-hit Italian factory
"The factory left behind the contamination of one of Europe’s largest aquifers, affecting more than 350,000 people across the provinces of Vicenza, Verona and Padua through the drinking water. Miteni’s workers were worst affected, with one former employee showing one of the highest concentrations of Pfas ever recorded in human blood....
The factory’s equipment was dismantled, shipped and reassembled in Lote Parshuram, south of Mumbai. Its purpose remained the same: producing Pfas, often referred to as “forever chemicals” because of their persistence in the environment."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/26/india-pfas-production-forever-chemicals-protests-italian-factory
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